Sumida Surname

39,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sumida Surname User-submission:

Sumida-ku, as of the homonym Tokyo ward, means 'field of ink'. The district is named after the Sumida River, which flows through Tokyo.

Sumida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan11,1741:11,4411,509
United States1,3711:264,37624,908
Brazil5411:395,70115,087
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
India71:109,580,769786,157
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominica11:75,891912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sumida (1,211) may also be a first name.

Sumida Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sumida-ku, as of the homonym Tokyo ward, means 'field of ink'. The district is named after the Sumida River, which flows through Tokyo.

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Sumida Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumida Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sumida (Hindi: सुमिदा, Marathi: सुिमदा, Oriya: ସୁମିଦା) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sumida click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumida? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,356th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 546,293 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sumida reside; 84 percent reside in East Asia and 84 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 227,551st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,211 people.

Sumida is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 11,174 people, or 1 in 11,441. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Outside of Japan Sumida exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Sumida Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sumida surname are 27.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Sumida earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 46.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,361 per year; in United States they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $50,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $58,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumaida921,143/
Sumidah92461/
Susmida9220/
Sumidha922/
Sumieda922/
Sumiday921/
Soumida921/
Sumaidah86429/
Soumaida86404/
Sumidhay8672/
Soumeida8645/
Shumeida8628/
Soumoida8621/
Sumaidaa865/
Sumaidea864/
Susmaida863/
Sumaidha862/
D'Sumida861/
Sumido832,594/
Sumidi83398/
Somida83309/
Sumeda8397/
Jumida8328/
Sumide832/
Cumida832/
Zumida831/
Sumuda831/
Soumeidaa8014/
Schumaida804/
Soumaidaa802/
Sumitdach802/
Soumeidea801/
Soummaida801/
Sumitdash801/
Sumaidi77822/
Sumedha77699/
Jumaida77402/
Sumeidi7744/
Zumaida7721/
Sumider7711/
Shomida779/
Summidi778/
Somaida776/
Sumisdi775/
Shimida774/
Sumajda772/
Soumido772/
Jumidad772/
Jumeida771/
Shumeda771/
Sumedah771/
Sumedda771/
Coumida771/
Suimido771/
Saumidi771/
Sumidos771/
Sumaide771/
Simidah771/
Sumeyda771/
Sumaidy771/
Sumideh771/
Sumitdet71163/
Chumaida7196/
Shimoida7122/
Szumejda7120/
Sumaideh7119/
Sumedhad7117/
Soumayda7114/
Shumejda7113/
Shumaidi714/
Szumajda712/
Soumaidi712/
Jumeidah711/
Scumejda711/
Somidhay711/
Sumedhap711/
Soumeyda711/
Shimaida711/
Soumidis711/
Szomeida711/
Djoumida711/
Scimaida711/
Schimida711/
Sumedi673,207/
Somido672,324/
Somidi671,382/
Somide67558/
Jumeda67136/
Someda6776/
Schimaida6750/
Soumaidou6739/
Schumejda6716/
Sumedo6710/
Zumidi677/
Cumeda677/
Sumede677/
Sumedy676/
Zumeda676/
Sumitdech674/
Sumudo673/
Zumuda672/
Zumido671/
Jumido671/
Soméda671/
Soumeidou671/
Sumoid'ie671/

Sumida Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumida in the Oriya language
ସୁମିଦାsumida-
Sumida in the Hindi language
सुमिदाsumida78.26
सुमीदाsumida21.74
Sumida in the Marathi language
सुिमदाsuimada75
सुमीदाsumida25

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